North Carolina A&T Alumni in the News

Second Lieutenant Taylor Lawrence Class Year: 2020 Major: Mechanical Engineering Valdosta, Georgia Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Enlistment/Commission Date: 2020 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? My experience in the military, though for a short while, has been amazing and eye opening. I currently serve as a Project Manager in the 23d Civil Engineering Squadron. During…

Kwanise Thompson Class Year: 2015 Major: Psychology Greensboro, N.C. Military Branch: U.S. Army  Enlistment/Commission Date: 2011 Retired in 2019 Can you share your experience serving in the military? I joined the military my freshman year of college, because I did not like the classroom environment, I was always a hands-on learner, and I was ready to work and make money,…

Sergeant Tres Savage, MS-ISTM Class Year: 2013 Major: Business Finance Northern Virginia Military Branch: U.S. Army Enlistment/Commission Date: 2016 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? I am a Communications Sergeant that works with everything from satellites to radios. It’s important to remember how vital my job is which gives me motivation everyday. It has been a…

Major Candis Woods Class Year: 2007 Major: Chemical Engineering Stationed at Minot Air Force Base in Minot, ND Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Commission in 2007 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? I commissioned in 2007 as an aircraft maintenance officer. My first assignment after graduation was at Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas,…

Colonel LaCher Campbell Class Year: 1999 Major: Psychology Lives in Virginia and is currently attending the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Military Branch: U.S. Army Enlistment/Commission Date: 1999 Active Can you share your experience serving in the military? My experience has been rewarding and challenging. I’ve commanded at the company and battalion-level both states side and while deployed.…

Lieutenant Colonel Charles M. Coffin, Jr. Class Year: 1976 Major: Business Administration Greensboro, N.C. Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Enlistment/Commission Date: 1976 Retired in 1988 Can you share your experience serving in the military? Before I share a synopsis of my military service experience, please allow me to share the start of my Air Force story – My journey began…

Rev. Dr. Clarke McGriff Class Year: 1977 Major: Political Science Columbia, S.C. Military Branch: U.S. Army Enlistment/Commission Date: 1977 Retired in January 2011 Can you share your experience serving in the military? An ROTC Cadet at A&T, I was commissioned in December 1977. Enrolled in graduate school at Golden Gate Seminary in Mill Valley, CA in 1978, graduating with the…

Major General Hawthorne L. “Peet” Proctor Class Year: 1968 Major: Agriculture Business Clifton, VA Military Branch: U.S. Army Commissioned in 1968, Active Duty 1969 Retired in 2004 Can you share your experience serving in the military? Upon entering the Army, I attended basic officer schooling, then held 2 jobs in the USA before going to Vietnam.  Commanded at every level…

Rebecca Redd-Jolly Class Year: 1980 Major: Psychology Durham, N.C. Military Branch: U.S. Army Enlistment/Commission Date: 1980 Retired in 1985 Can you share your experience serving in the military? My service to this country was a lesson in leadership.  As a military officer, you are taught to lead.  Being a black female officer was sometimes an isolating situation.  I was representing…

Colonel Harold Springs Class Year: 1983 Major: Industrial Technology Fort Washington, Maryland Military Branch: U.S. Air Force Enlistment/Commission Date: 1983 Retired in 2009 Can you share your experience serving in the military? I served primarily as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Maintenance Officer and spent a total of 11 winters in North Dakota.  I was also stationed in California, New…